The Discover Your Parks Series is a program of all-ages events that aims to engage and uplift the community through arts, education and recreation in our local parks.
These events are FREE and open to all, but may have a limited capacity. Sign up for an event today to find new hobbies, new friends and your new favorite park!
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Birds of the Truckee Meadows
@ Rosewood Nature Study Area
Thursday May 22, 2025
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Lahontan Audubon Society offers the Birds of Truckee Meadows class series. Members $7 Non Members $12​​​​​
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May 22: Flycatchers and General Birding Principles,
by Don Molde
Back by popular demand, Don Molde returns to give his lecture on the Flycatchers of Nevada. Don will be covering the multiple different species of Flycatchers which call our state home. Don will also share some of the natural history and facts about the lives of these birds. Don Molde is a long-time member of Lahontan Audubon Society and an avid birder and wildlife activist.
Community Yoga
@ University Ridge Park
Saturday June 7th, 2025
9:00 AM
Come join us as we offer an opportunity to experience yoga outside at University Ridge Park! Thanks to our generous friends at Yoga Pod for offering this free class, you can enjoy being a part of a community focused on wellness for your mind, body and spirit all while feeling a deeper connection to our natural world. Bring your own mat, water bottle, towel or blanket and please keep in mind class will be weather dependent. Registration coming soon!
Sagebrush to Sandstone
Nature Journaling and Bird Sketching
@ Bartley Ranch Park
Saturday June 7th, 2025
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation and Nevada Humanities are teaming up again to bring you "Sagebrush to Sandstone," a series of creative gatherings and events that highlight the arts and humanities alongside Nevada nature. This event will feature a Nature Journaling and Bird Sketching Workshop led by Lindsay Dimitri and Meredith Solin.
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Nature journaling and sketching is a way to deepen your connection with nature while practicing drawing techniques in a loose and creative space. It can help to improve our observation skills and reveal patterns we didn’t notice before. No drawing experience is needed for this class, and all artistic levels are welcome, as we will be studying basic nature journaling techniques and tips, then putting them into practice by sketching bird species found in Nevada.
We will first break down our subject into easily drawn shapes, then learn how adding in field notes on behaviors, postures, and colors will help you to compose a drawing that truly captures the essence of our feathered subject. This class will leave you inspired by the natural history and anatomy of birds.
Materials: The Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation will provide you with the pencil and paper. To explore all practices reviewed in class, we recommend upgrading to a multimedia sketchbook and bringing a thin waterproof black ink pen, such as the 005 Micron.
Registration coming soon!
